Statements and evidence

Countries and donors table individual Statements of Commitments at the biennial High Level Meetings. The process of developing the high level Commitments entails a preparatory dialogue that uses analytical tools to identify key barriers and to articulate the commitments.

This page offers access to countries, donors and development banks’ Statements of Commitments from 2014 and 2012, as well as additional background evidence, the including UN-Water GLAAS highlights and Briefings on the Economic Impact of Water and Sanitation.

2014 Statement of Commitmentsdirectdown

In 2014, developing countries and donors made hundreds of SMART commitments to address barriers to delivering sustainable water & sanitation services. Here are their 2014 statements of commitments.

Donor statement of commitments

In 2012, 11 donors made 49 specific commitments relating to the concrete steps they will take to remove barriers to expanded access to sanitation and water services. Here are their Statements of commitments.

The Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) highlights have been developed and coordinated by the Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health (WSH) Unit at the World Health Organization (WHO) in preparation for the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) High-Level Meeting (HLM), April 2014.

Individual External Support Agency (ESA) Highlights

The Economic briefing were prepared for the 2012 High Level Meeting on Sanitation and Water for All. This analysis measures the broader welfare benefits of products and services of Sanitation and Water Services